Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1210

 93 STAT. 1178

PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

"(f) In recommending standards for gathering justice statistics under this section, the Director shall consult with representatives of State and local government, including, where appropriate, representatives of the judiciary. "AUTHORITY FOR 100 PER CENTUM GRANTS

42 USC 3733.

"SEC. 303. A grant authorized under this part may be up to 100 per centum of the total cost of each project for which such grant is made. The Bureau shall require, whenever feasible as a condition of approval of a grant under this part, that the recipient contribute money, facilities, or services to carry out the purposes for which the grant is sought. " B U R E A U OF J U S T I C E STATISTICS ADVISORY BOARD

Establishment. 42 USC 3734.

Chairman and Vice Chairman.

Terms of office.

"SEC. 304. (a) There is hereby established a Bureau of Justice Statistics Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 'Board'). The Board shall consist of twenty-one members who shall be appointed by the Attorney General. The members should include representatives of States and units of local government, representatives of police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, courts, corrections, experts in the area of victim and witness assistance, and other components of the justice system at all levels of government, representatives of professional organizations, members of the academic, research, and statistics community, officials of neighborhood and community organizations, members of the business community, and the general public. The Board, by majority vote, shall elect from among its members a Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman is authorized to sit and act in the place of the Cheiirman in the absence of the Chairman. The Director shall also be a non-voting member of the Board and shall not serve as Chairman or Vice Chairman. Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the Board and shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original appointment. The Chairman shall be provided by the Bureau with at least one full-time staff assistant to assist the Board. The Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall serve as non-voting ex officio members of the Board but shall be ineligible to serve as Chairman or Vice Chairman. Except as otherwise provided herein, no more than one additional full-time Federal officer or employee shall serve as a member of the Board. "(b) The Board, after appropriate consultation with representatives of State and local governments, may make such rules respecting its organization and procedures as it deems necessary, except that no recommendation shall be reported from the Board unless a majority of the Board assents. "(c) The term of office of each member of the Board appointed under subsection (a) shall be three years except the first composition of the Board which shall have one-third of these members appointed to one-year terms, one-third to two-year terms, and one-tnird to three-year terms; and any such member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. The members of the Board appointed under subsection (a) shall receive compensation for each day engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board at rates of pay not in excess

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